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John Cross

England World Cup clash had 'biggest spike in abuse' as new figures revealed

England's World Cup quarter final with France saw the biggest spike in online abuse in the whole tournament.

World governing body FIFA have released startling new figures after the Qatar World Cup to coincide with the United Nations International Day for Countering Hate Speech.

‌It is part of their major crackdown online abuse as they used new technology to scan over 20 million posts and comments on Facebook, Instagram, TikTok, Twitter, and YouTube throughout the tournament.

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